Christ In The Storm On The Sea Of Galilee, 1633, Rembrandt Van Rijn
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Puzzle by Kevin G. Der, edited by Will Shortz
Vague clues clashing against the results, results in this tempest-in-a-teapot last-Friday-in-January crossword.
Across — 1. Run in two places at once, SIMULCAST; 10. Savannah growth, COPSE; 15. Nut’s suggestion, CRAZY IDEA; 16. Home of Creighton University, OMAHA; 17. Station finder, RADIO DIAL; 18. Iron Age people, MEDES; 19. Mythical mortal who helped raise Dionysus, INO; 20. Aye’s opposite, poetically, NE'ER; 21. Used the same name, WENT BY; 22. See 49-Down; 24. Out of top form, RUSTY; 26. 1925 Literature Nobelist, SHAW; 27. Cartoon series, PANELS; 29. Middle of summer?, EMS; 31. Frog-eating bird, ANI; 32. Tangle, SNAFU; 33. Temperature, e.g., VITAL SIGN; 36. Herpetologist’s supply, ANTI-VENOM; 38. Some island dwellers, CASTAWAYS; 41. French for “clog”, SABOT; 45. Washington Irving hero, informally, RIP; 46. Father, e.g.: Abbr., REL; 47. Vigil locale, SHRINE; 48. What some veterans recall, IRAQ; 50. Japanese brew, ASAHI; 53. Burst, TEEM; 54. X’d, STRUCK; 56, More than surprise, DAZE; 58. What you may do when you’re beat, NAP; 59. Sunbathing spot, PATIO; 60. Bob Fosse specialty, JAZZ DANCE; 62. Not rounded, EXACT; 63. Minor restrictions, AGE LIMITS; 64. Two-bit, DINKY; 65. Dead duck’s cry, WE’RE TOAST.
Down — 1. Doesn’t blow dough, SCRIMPS; 2. Like much oil, IRANIAN; 3. One often seen with her child, MADONNA; 4. Magazine holder, UZI; 5. Lord LYON (overseer of Scottish heraldry); 6. Press releases?, CIDERS; 7. Literally, “to God”, ADIEU; 8. Brands … or carrier of brands, SEARS; 9. TAL vez (Mexican “Maybe”); 10. Take place, COME; 11. Forecaster’s concerns, OMENS; 12. Dish topped with crushed peanuts, PAD THAI; 13. Ball of wax, SHEBANG; 14. Romp, EASY WIN; 21. Longtime Rolling Stones bassist, WYMAN; 23. Trim, in a way, DEFAT; 25. Parisian thinkers?, TETES; 28. Like the Bay of Rainbows, LUNAR; 30. Washing machine sound, SLOSH; 33. Glasses for a scientist, VIALS; 34. It creeps up, IVY; 35. Upper-class?, SMART; 37. Small change, TWEAK; 38. Like rice in some cereal treats, CRISPED; 39. On demand flier, AIR TAXI; 40. One of 300 at Thermopylae, SPARTAN; 42. Stretches between Ryder Cups, BIENNIA; 43. Plays without a break, ONE ACTS; 44. Nautical danger, TEMPEST; 47. Thing often heard in short order?, SIZZLE; 49. With 22-Across, genius’s asset, QUICK; 51. It may become a cliché, ADAGE; 52. “Animal House” figure, HAZER; 55. President after Auriol, COTY; 57. Better papers?, EDIT; 60. Hook connection point, JAW; 61. “Just A MO” (“Hold on”).
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